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Theresa Cross
July 10th, 2021
A 3D render of the proposed “utility corridor” that is being built at the Launch and Landing Facility, which was formerly known as the Shuttle Landing Facility. Credit: Space Florida
Construction on a new “utility corridor” has begun at the former Shuttle Landing Facility, now known as the Launch and Landing Facility, which is run by Space Florida.
According to a July 1, 2021, news release, Space Florida has broken ground on a mile-long corridor project that will provide water, power and communications for prospective commercial and government customers. The 400 acre area is adjacent to the 15,000-foot-long (4,500-meter-long) and 300-foot-wide (91-meter-wide) runway, which is located at Kennedy Space Center, and is expected to include office space, processing and assembly facilities, propellant and fueling facilities and manufacturing.
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by Tyler Durden
Friday, May 07, 2021 - 10:40 PM
The Dream Chaser spaceplane entered into a Use Agreement for Space Florida s Launch and Landing Facility (LLF) to land after resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2022.
The uncrewed, robotic spaceplane will be catapulted into low Earth orbit via the Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rockets from Florida s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The first resupply mission is slated for the first half of 2022.
Once the Dream Chaser docks and delivers cargo to the ISS - the ship will return to LLF, formerly known as the space shuttle runway. The spaceplane needs a 10,000-foot runway or wherever a commercial jet land.
Dream Chaser spaceplane ready for shuttle-style landing at Kennedy Space Center next year
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – The makers of the Dream Chaser spaceplane are inching closer to its first space flight, which will culminate with a space shuttle-style landing at Kennedy Space Center.
Sierra Nevada’s Corp. plans to use the Launch and Landing Facility, formerly known as the space shuttle runway, to put its Dream Chaser wheels down following spaceflights to and from the International Space Station and, eventually, a private space station built by Sierra Nevada Corp.